Beat Energy Increases With A New Boiler and New Windows

A recent report released by Which? has stated that around four million households across the UK could drop into fuel poverty due to predicted fuel bill increases of 25% over the next ten years.

Added onto the fact that many householders are already worried about paying their bills, Which? have recommended measures to ‘future-proof’ your home and reduce energy usage.

Which? run an energy advice centre, to help customers make changes that can help them save money. Advice includes turning down the thermostat, turning off lights when you leave a room, blocking out draughts around the home, stop heating empty rooms and so on.

However, the three biggest measures that Which? recommend are to:

• Insulate your home,
• Install double glazing in windows,
• And replace your boiler with an energy efficient model.

The average cost for these three changes combined works out at around £5,350, which may put some people off.

However, the savings in energy bills mean that it will take just six years for ‘these investments to pay for themselves’ according to Which?.

Which? have also commented on the fact that the government will need to work hard to ensure that energy bills do not become too high for certain households. Conservatives have proposed loans worth over £6,000 for all households, and there are also plans in place to create carbon neutral homes within the next decade.